Ironing board



May 20 1924.

1,494,406 M. c. BARRON IRONING BOARD Filed July 28, 1923 n i 'o MIIIIM 45 lllmllm,

Patented May 20, 1924.

UNITED STATES MATTIE COX BARRON,

OF NEBO, KENTUCKY.

IRONING BOARD.

Application filed July 28,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MATTIE C. BAnnoN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Nebo, in the county of Hopkins and State 6 of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ironing Boards, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawmgs.

This invention relates to ironing boards and more particularly to a mounting for ironing boards.

An important object of the invention is to provide a mounting for an ironing board 16 upon which the ironing board while permanently mounted is rotatable so that either surface thereof may be brought into use.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which when not in use may be compactly and flatly folded for storage.

These and other objects I attain by the construction shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein for the purpose of illus- 26 tration is shown a preferred embodiment of my invention and wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view of an iron ing hoard constructed in accordance with my invention;

Figure 2 is a fragementary sectional view taken therethrough; and

Figure 3 is a side elevation showing the board in folded position.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, the numerals 10 and 11 indicate pivotally connected leg sections. The leg section 11 is provided at its upper end with an iron support 12 and adjacent this upper end with a transversely extending member 13 connecting the legs of the sections and pivotally engaged therewith so that it is rotatable between the leg sections. With the central portion of this transverse member 13 the central. portion of one end of a boardl i is pivotally connected, as at 15, for rotation upon its longitudinal axis so that either surface of the board may be arranged uppermost. The opposite end of the board is provided upon opposite faces thereof with similarly positioned stop members 16 adapted for coaction with a cross member 17 formed upon the upper end of 1923. Serial No. 654,389.

the other of the leg sections 10. The leg sections 10 and 11 may be suitably braced, as at 18, if so desired.

The cross member 13, being pivoted upon a horizontal axis between the legs of the section 11, maybe rotated upon its axis by engagement of the board to free the stop member 16 of the lower side of the board from the transverse member 17 connecting the upper ends of the legs "of the leg section 10. When the board is free from the transverse member 17 it may be rotated upon its longitudinal axis to place the under surface thereof uppermost for use. It will, of course. be understood that the board will be provided with the usual padding and covering upon each face thereof. By the use of a device of this character the necessity for changing the cover of the board so frequently is eliminated and if one surface of the board be scorched and accordingly unfit for use in ironing fine dress goods the other surface may be brought into use for this purpose. When the work is finished the device may be folded by simply elevating the free end of the board 14 and collapsing the leg sections which lie in fiatly folded relation. the board resting thereon. When thus folded, a clearly shown in Figure 3 the device is very compact and may be readily stored.

It will, of course, be obvious that certain changes and modification of the structure may be resorted to without in any manner departing from the spirit of my invention and I accordingly do not limit myself to such specific structure as hereinbefore set forth except as hereinafter claimed.

I claim In combination with an ironing board, a support therefor having means engaging opposite ends of the board to support the same. said means at one end of the board including a member mounted for rotation upon a horizontal axis extending transversely of the board and. with which the board is pivotally engaged at its longitudinal axis.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature.

MATT IE COX BARRON. 

